Seven Things Week 4

As expected there was a slow down this week.

I had less time and as I've been decluttering on and off all year, the easy bulk disposals have already been made. 

Until now I've been mostly giving things away, either straight to the charity based opshops or increasingly through our local Buy Nothing Community.  Now I'm getting to possessions that I may be able to sell.  Selling takes a lot more time and effort than giving things away.

IN

1	gadget for the mobile phone		bored shopping at airport on a very long and unexpected delay
2	books	TMAG	wonderful exhibition catalogues
1	length fabric	op shop	for top
1	cardigan	op shop	to replace this winter’s moth attacked favourite
4	Tupperware containers	Buy Nothing Community
1	cake tin	op shop	because BNIP silicone springform cake tin will save us using baking paper in the standard ones
1	magazine	Foxtel	They have ignored our request to not receive this - I'll ring them AGAIN

OUT

1	length ric arc	gift
4	Tupperware containers	sold	negotiating release of Tupperware with TOF is tricky
11	blanket bags	op shop
1	decorative whisky tin	op shop
1	dress	op shop	As I go to wear a garment I assess it.  This one did not make the grade
2	glass jars	Buy Nothing Community
1	hoodie	opshop	doesn’t fit and the weather is getting warmer, so I don’t need so many
1	decorative plate	op shop
1	shopping bag	op shop
2	curtains	op shop
16	bulldog clips	Buy Nothing Community
5	plastic containers	Buy Nothing Community
2	pairs of pantyhose	Buy Nothing Community
1	gift box	Buy Nothing Community
1	cap	op shop
1	sewing pattern	gift
2	mugs	op shop	If I actively avoid using it, it’s got to go
5	sewing patterns	sold	I have many vintage and collectable patterns that I will never use.  If I can make a little on them, that’s great.
1	top	opshop
8	glow sticks	Buy Nothing Community	I have a problem passing the markdown trolley at the supermarket but we've had them a year

IN 11

OUT 67

NETT OUT 56

Seven Things Week 3

I'm pretty pleased with how it went this week, particularly as I was working out of town for 3 of the days.

I'm away for half of this week, too, so this may be the week that suffers.

IN

3	bookmarks	gift	A colleage brought these back from overseas
3	balls of yarn	purchase	Three day work trip to Adelaide, forgot my knitting.  Lincraft provided.
1	pair knitting needles	purchase	Three day work trip to Adelaide, forgot my knitting.  Lincraft provided.
1	top	purchase	1 replacement top for all of the clothes out it the last couple of weeks.
5	pairs stockings	gift	TOF went to a function and brought home 5 goodie bags
5	perfume samples	gift	TOF went to a function and brought home 5 goodie bags
5	cheese knives	gift	TOF went to a function and brought home 5 goodie bags
5	shopping bags	gift	TOF went to a function and brought home 5 goodie bags
1	colander	The Green Shed	to be a succulent pot
1	piece of silk	The Green Shed	for linings
1	pair jeans	The Green Shed	for crafting with
2	skeins yarn	Paper and the Works	I swear we only went to donate, but look at the photo - how could I not bring that home for $7!
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I know you comb camels and dogs for their fibre, but lady wool?!!!

OUT

1	bookmark	opshop	I bought it in Oxford in 1992.  Never used and I remember that trip without it
2	needle threaders	opshop
1	button tin	Buy Nothing Community	I could count the buttons but I won’t
3	bobbin holders	opshop
1	roll double sided tape	bin	it was really manky
1	earring rack	opshop
1	pompom maker	opshop
5	light fittings	The Green Shed
3	tops	opshop
1	light fitting	Buy Nothing Community
2	Tupperware containers	Buy Nothing Community
2	high vis vests	Buy Nothing Community
1	book	Buy Nothing Community
5	perfume samples	Buy Nothing Community
8	nail polishes	Buy Nothing Community
1	nail polish	bin	it had leaked and was pretty gluggy
2	pairs shoes	opshop
2	pairs of boots	opshop
2	VCR units	recycling	finally getting into the garage
1	dinosaur onesie	Buy Nothing Community	don’t judge me, it was child sized
2	decorative fish	Buy Nothing Community
1	lamp	The Green Shed
1	lamps	The Green Shed
1	pair of boots	Buy Nothing Community
10	packets of mending tape	Buy Nothing Community
6	light bulbs	recycling	They don’t fit our lights and didn’t go in the Buy Nothing Community
229	pairs of knitting needles, crochet hooks etc	Paper and the Works	Knitting and crochet tools excess to requirement
9	storage baskets/boxes	Paper and the Works
2	seatbelt covers	Buy Nothing Community
1	length hessian	Buy Nothing Community
15	lengths Christmas ribbon	Buy Nothing Community
322

SHAKE IT ALL ABOUT

Nothing completed this week - much travelling and then some manic decluttering.

NETT OUT 289